Archives: Kit Reviews
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GWH 1/144 scale R.A.F. TSR.2
This is a review of the GWH 1/144 scale RAF TSR.2 plastic model airplane kit.
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Wolfpack T-38A Talon
Larry Shcramm build a pair of 1/48 scale T-38 Talons plastic model airplane kits for review in the October 2014 FSM: one from Trumpeter, the other from Wolfpack. This is the Wolfpack review.
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Zvezda 1/72 scale Su-27SM “Flanker B” Mod. 1
This is a review of the Zvezda 1/72 scale Sukhoi Su-27SM “Flanker B” Mod. 1 plastic model airplane.
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Revell Germany 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.IIa
Revell Germany’s new 1/32 scale Spitfire MK.IIa plastic model kit is a welcome sight. It’s been 47 years since Revell Germany’s American counterpart introduced its groundbreaking 1/32 scale aircraft series, including an early-model Spitfire. The kit is cleanly modled in ligh blue plastic with a minimum of flash and no obvious molding marks. Options include…
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Roden 1/72 scale Fairchild C-123B Provider
Roden’s new Fairchild C-123B Provider plastic model kit brings sighs of relief from 1/72 scale builders who for decades have had only subpar kits of this significant transport. In its first issue, Roden provides the first production version of the Provider. The parts are molded in gray and clear styrene and include decent interior detail…
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Tamiya 1/35 scale Mark IV “Male” tank
FineScale Modeler reviews the Tamiya 1/35 scale World War I British Mark IV “Male” tank plastic model kit. Tamiya’s announcement of a 1/35 scale British Mark IV tank came as a surprise, albeit a pleasant one. Perhpaps the bombshell in the announcement was that the kit would be motorized, a flashback to Tamiya’s earliest armor…
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Eduard 1/48 scale Bf 109G-6
The Bf 109G-6 has to be one of the most popular variants of the Messerschmitt fighter, judging by the fact that every major model company has a kit in their product line. Now, Eduard has added one to its popular 1/48 scale ProfiPack line. The kit is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic with exceptional…
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Airfix 1/72 scale Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
Seemingly determined to update its entire old catalog with new toolings, Airfix now presents a 1/72 scale Bristol Blenheim Mk.I light bomber plastic model kit. This new kit has ll the standard features you would expect — loads of detail in the cockpit, nice landing gear, engraved panel lines, even the option of dropped flaps.…
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Kitty Hawk 1/32 scale T-6 Texan
To my knowledge, Kitty Hawk’s Texan is the first injection-molded kit of the T-6 in 1/32 scale. (I seem to recall a resin release back in the day, but don’t hold me to it.) Molded in medium gray plastic, the kit features finely engraved panel lines and rivet detail. You get a fret of photoetched-metal…
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Dragon 1/35 scale M103A1
Cleanly molded in gray plastic, Dragon’s new M103A1 is the first 1/35 scale injection-molded plastic kit of this tank. A wire tow cable and single-piece Dragon Styrene tracks are provided. The M103 bears a strong resemblance to the M48, and Dragon appears to have reused many of the parts from its recent M48 Patton. I…